Test Match #5 Standard Scorecard     
1881-1882 Australia v England - 1st Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
31st December, 1881
 
Australia 320 & 127/3
England 294 & 308
Match drawn

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Richard Barlow c Bannerman b Palmer 0    0  0  
George Ulyett c McDonnell b Cooper 87    6  1   29.59%
John Selby run out 55    2  0   18.71%
Billy Bates c Giffen b Boyle 58    7  0   19.73%
Arthur Shrewsbury c †Blackham b Evans 11    1  0   3.74%
William Midwinter b Evans 36    4  0   12.24%
Thomas Emmett b Evans 5    0  0   1.70%
William Scotton run out 21    0  0   7.14%
Alfred Shaw* c Boyle b Cooper 5    0  0   1.70%
Richard Pilling c Giffen b Cooper 5    0  0   1.70%
Ted Peate not out 4    1  0   1.36%
Extras (lb 6, nb 1) 7  
Total All Out   (170.2 overs @ 1.72 rpo) 294
Fall of Wickets
 
1-5 Barlow, 2-142 Ulyett, 3-151 Selby, 4-187 Shrewsbury, 5-227 Bates, 6-232 Emmett,
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7-277 Midwinter, 8-284 Shaw, 9-289 Pilling, 10-294 Scotton
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
George Palmer 36.0 9 73 1 2.03 10.00
Henry Boyle 18.0 9 18 1 1.00 10.00
Alexander Bannerman 10.0 3 23 0 2.30
Edwin Evans 71.0 35 81 3 1.14 30.00
William Cooper 32.2 8 80 3 2.47 30.00
George Giffen 3.0 0 12 0 4.00
 
 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Hugh Massie st †Pilling b Midwinter 2    0  0   0.63%
Alexander Bannerman b Ulyett 38    1  0   11.88%
William Murdoch* b Ulyett 39    3  0   12.19%
Percy McDonnell b Midwinter 19    2  0   5.94%
Thomas Horan run out 124    6  0   38.75%
George Giffen b Emmett 30    1  0   9.38%
John Blackham b Emmett 2    0  0   0.63%
George Palmer c †Pilling b Bates 34    3  0   10.63%
Edwin Evans b Bates 3    0  0   0.94%
Henry Boyle not out 4    0  0   1.25%
William Cooper st †Pilling b Peate 7    0  0   2.19%
Extras (b 4, lb 11, w 3) 18  
Total All Out   (237.0 overs @ 1.35 rpo) 320
Fall of Wickets
 
1-9 Massie, 2-82 Bannerman, 3-97 Murdoch, 4-113 McDonnell, 5-220 Giffen,
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6-226 Blackham, 7-305 Palmer, 8-309 Evans, 9-309 Horan, 10-320 Cooper
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ted Peate 59.0 24 64 1 1.08 10.00
William Midwinter 39.0 21 50 2 1.28 20.00
Billy Bates 41.0 20 43 2 1.05 20.00
Thomas Emmett 35.0 12 61 2 1.74 20.00
George Ulyett 20.0 5 41 2 2.05 20.00
Richard Barlow 23.0 13 22 0 0.96
Alfred Shaw 20.0 11 21 0 1.05
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Richard Barlow st †Blackham b Palmer 33    1  0   10.71%
George Ulyett st †Blackham b Cooper 23    3  0   7.47%
John Selby c Boyle b Cooper 70    5  0   22.73%
Billy Bates c Bannerman b Cooper 47    2  0   15.26%
Arthur Shrewsbury b Cooper 16    0  0   5.19%
William Midwinter c Massie b Cooper 4    1  0   1.30%
Thomas Emmett b Cooper 6    1  0   1.95%
William Scotton not out 50    3  0   16.23%
Alfred Shaw* c Cooper b Boyle 40    3  0   12.99%
Richard Pilling b Palmer 3    0  0   0.97%
Ted Peate run out 2    0  0   0.65%
Extras (b 7, lb 2, nb 5) 14  
Total All Out   (237.2 overs @ 1.30 rpo) 308
Fall of Wickets
 
1-37 Ulyett, 2-96 Barlow, 3-179 Bates, 4-183 Selby, 5-188 Midwinter, 6-197 Emmett,
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7-217 Shrewsbury, 8-300 Shaw, 9-305 Pilling, 10-308 Peate
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
George Palmer 77.0 19 77 2 1.00 20.00
Henry Boyle 15.0 6 19 1 1.27 10.00
Edwin Evans 75.2 45 63 0 0.84
William Cooper 66.0 19 120 6 1.82 60.00
Percy McDonnell 4.0 1 15 0 3.75
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings  (target 283)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
John Blackham b Bates 25    2  0   19.69%
Alexander Bannerman b Ulyett 8    1  0   6.30%
Thomas Horan c Emmett b Bates 26    4  0   20.47%
William Murdoch* not out 22    3  0   17.32%
Percy McDonnell not out 33    4  1   25.98%
Extras (b 9, lb 3, w 1) 13  
Total 3 wickets   (55.0 overs @ 2.31 rpo) 127
 
Did not Bat
 
Hugh Massie, George Giffen, George Palmer, Edwin Evans, Henry Boyle, William Cooper
Fall of Wickets
 
1-35 Bannerman, 2-70 Horan, 3-72 Blackham
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Ted Peate 11.0 5 22 0 2.00
Billy Bates 13.0 3 43 2 3.31 20.00
Thomas Emmett 16.0 11 19 0 1.19
George Ulyett 15.0 3 30 1 2.00 10.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1881-1882 Australia v England - 1st Test
Match No. Test #5
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match No Award
Partnerships View
 
END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 294
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 277/6 (TP Horan 106*, GE Palmer 23*)
Day 3 - England 2nd innings 238/7 (WH Scotton 13*, A Shaw 14*)
Day 4 - Australia 2nd Innings 127/3, 55.0 overs - end of match